MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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